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New Century Version

1 Kings 22:14

But Micaiah answered, "As surely as the Lord lives, I can tell him only what the Lord tells me."

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Armies;   Micaiah;   Minister, Christian;   Prophets;   Reproof;   Zeal, Religious;   Thompson Chain Reference - Courage;   Courage-Fear;   Courageous Reformers;   Inspiration;   Jehoshaphat;   Leaders;   Prophets;   Reformers, Courageous;   Religious;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Armies of Israel, the;   Syria;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Ben-Hadad;   Jehoshaphat;   Micaiah;   Ramoth;   Zedekiah;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Ahab;   Jehoshaphat;   Micah;   Prophecy, prophet;   Ramoth-gilead;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Jehoshaphat;   Micaiah;   Ramoth-Gilead;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Canon of the Old Testament;   Chenaanah;   Hananiah;   Johanan;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ahab;   Kings, 1 and 2;   Micaiah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Ben-Hadad;   Jehoshaphat;   Lie, Lying;   Micah, Micaiah;   Ramoth-Gilead, Ramoth in Gilead;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Persecution;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Micaiah ;   Ramoth Gilead ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Ramothgilead;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Judah the kingdom of;   Micaiah;   Ramoth;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Mica'iah;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
But Micaiah said, “As the Lord lives, I will say whatever the Lord says to me.”
Hebrew Names Version
Mikhayahu said, As the LORD lives, what the LORD says to me, that will I speak.
King James Version
And Micaiah said, As the Lord liveth, what the Lord saith unto me, that will I speak.
English Standard Version
But Micaiah said, "As the Lord lives, what the Lord says to me, that I will speak."
New English Translation
But Micaiah said, "As certainly as the Lord lives, I will say what the Lord tells me to say."
Amplified Bible
But Micaiah said, "As the LORD lives, I will speak what the LORD says to me."
New American Standard Bible
But Micaiah said, "As the LORD lives, whatever the LORD says to me, I shall speak it."
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Michaiah saide, As the Lord liueth, whatsoeuer the Lord sayth vnto me, that will I speake.
Legacy Standard Bible
But Micaiah said, "As Yahweh lives, what Yahweh says to me, that I shall speak."
Contemporary English Version
"I'll say whatever the living Lord tells me to say," Micaiah replied.
Complete Jewish Bible
But Mikhay'hu answered, "As Adonai lives, whatever Adonai says to me is what I will say."
Darby Translation
And Micah said, As Jehovah liveth, even what Jehovah shall say to me, that will I speak.
Easy-to-Read Version
But Micaiah answered, "As surely as the Lord lives, I can say only what the Lord says."
George Lamsa Translation
And Micah said, As the LORD lives, whatsoever the LORD says to me, that will I speak.
Good News Translation
But Micaiah answered, "By the living Lord I promise that I will say what he tells me to!"
Lexham English Bible
Then Micaiah said, "As Yahweh lives, surely only as Yahweh speaks to me, that will I speak."
Literal Translation
And Micaiah said, As Jehovah lives, Surely that which Jehovah says to me, that I will speak.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Micheas sayde: As truly as the LORDE liueth, loke what the LORDE sayeth vnto me, yt wyl I speake.
American Standard Version
And Micaiah said, As Jehovah liveth, what Jehovah saith unto me, that will I speak.
Bible in Basic English
And Micaiah said, By the living Lord, whatever the Lord says to me I will say.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Michea sayde: As the Lorde lyueth, whatsoeuer the Lord sayth vnto me, that will I speake.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Micaiah said: 'As the LORD liveth, what the LORD saith unto me, that will I speak.'
King James Version (1611)
And Micaiah sayde, As the Lord liueth, what the Lord saith vnto me, that will I speake.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Michaias said, As the Lord lives, whatsoever the Lord shall say to me, that will I speak.
English Revised Version
And Micaiah said, As the LORD liveth, what the LORD saith unto me, that will I speak.
Berean Standard Bible
But Micaiah said, "As surely as the LORD lives, I will speak whatever the LORD tells me."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
To whom Mychee seide, The Lord lyueth, for what euer thing the Lord schal seie to me, Y schal speke this.
Young's Literal Translation
And Micaiah saith, `Jehovah liveth; surely that which Jehovah saith unto me -- it I speak.'
Update Bible Version
And Micaiah said, As Yahweh lives, what Yahweh says to me, that I will speak.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Micaiah said, [As] the LORD liveth, what the LORD saith to me, that will I speak.
World English Bible
Micaiah said, As Yahweh lives, what Yahweh says to me, that will I speak.
New King James Version
And Micaiah said, "As the LORD lives, whatever the LORD says to me, that I will speak."
New Living Translation
But Micaiah replied, "As surely as the Lord lives, I will say only what the Lord tells me to say."
New Life Bible
But Micaiah said, "As the Lord lives, I will say what the Lord says to me."
New Revised Standard
But Micaiah said, "As the Lord lives, whatever the Lord says to me, that I will speak."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Micaiah said, - By the life of Yahweh, what Yahweh saith unto me, that, will I, speak.
Douay-Rheims Bible
But Micheas said to him: As the Lord liveth, whatsoever the Lord shall say to me, that will I speak.
Revised Standard Version
But Micai'ah said, "As the LORD lives, what the LORD says to me, that I will speak."
THE MESSAGE
But Micaiah said, "As surely as God lives, what God says, I'll say."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
But Micaiah said, "As the LORD lives, what the LORD says to me, that I shall speak."

Contextual Overview

1 For three years there was peace between Israel and Aram. 2 During the third year Jehoshaphat king of Judah went to visit Ahab king of Israel. 3 At that time Ahab asked his officers, "Do you remember that the king of Aram took Ramoth in Gilead from us? Why have we done nothing to get it back?" 4 So Ahab asked King Jehoshaphat, "Will you go with me to fight at Ramoth in Gilead?" "I will go with you," Jehoshaphat answered. "My soldiers are yours, and my horses are yours." 5 Jehoshaphat also said to Ahab, "But first we should ask if this is the Lord 's will." 6 Ahab called about four hundred prophets together and asked them, "Should I go to war against Ramoth in Gilead or not?" They answered, "Go, because the Lord will hand them over to you." 7 But Jehoshaphat asked, "Isn't there a prophet of the Lord here? Let's ask him what we should do." 8 Then King Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, "There is one other prophet. We could ask the Lord through him, but I hate him. He never prophesies anything good about me, but something bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah." Jehoshaphat said, "King Ahab, you shouldn't say that!" 9 So Ahab king of Israel told one of his officers to bring Micaiah to him at once. 10 Ahab king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah had on their royal robes and were sitting on their thrones at the threshing floor, near the entrance to the gate of Samaria. All the prophets were standing before them, speaking their messages.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

what the Lord: Numbers 22:38, Numbers 24:13, 2 Chronicles 18:12, 2 Chronicles 18:13, Jeremiah 23:28, Jeremiah 26:2, Jeremiah 26:3, Jeremiah 42:4, Ezekiel 2:4-8, Ezekiel 3:17-19, Acts 20:26, Acts 20:27, 2 Corinthians 2:17, 2 Corinthians 4:2, Galatians 1:10

Reciprocal: Exodus 7:2 - General Exodus 34:32 - he gave Numbers 22:18 - I cannot Numbers 23:26 - General 1 Kings 17:1 - As the Lord God Isaiah 21:10 - that which Jeremiah 1:7 - for thou shalt Jeremiah 34:6 - General Ezekiel 33:7 - thou shalt Matthew 15:12 - Knowest Matthew 22:16 - neither Mark 6:18 - It is Luke 6:26 - so Acts 4:19 - to hearken 1 Corinthians 2:4 - not 1 Thessalonians 4:15 - by the

Cross-References

Genesis 22:4
On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance.
Genesis 22:5
He said to his servants, "Stay here with the donkey. My son and I will go over there and worship, and then we will come back to you."
Genesis 22:8
Abraham answered, "God will give us the lamb for the sacrifice, my son." So Abraham and his son went on together
Genesis 22:10
Then Abraham took his knife and was about to kill his son.
Genesis 22:13
Then Abraham looked up and saw a male sheep caught in a bush by its horns. So Abraham went and took the sheep and killed it. He offered it as a whole burnt offering to God, and his son was saved.
Genesis 22:14
So Abraham named that place The Lord Provides. Even today people say, "On the mountain of the Lord it will be provided."
Genesis 22:17
I will surely bless you and give you many descendants. They will be as many as the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore, and they will capture the cities of their enemies.
Genesis 28:19
At first, the name of that city was Luz, but Jacob named it Bethel.
Genesis 32:30
So Jacob named that place Peniel, saying, "I have seen God face to face, but my life was saved."
Exodus 17:15
Then Moses built an altar and named it The Lord Is My Banner.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Micaiah said, as the Lord liveth,.... He swore by the living God, for the confirmation of what he was about to say:

what the Lord saith unto me, that will I speak; truly and faithfully, keeping nothing back, nor adding anything, whether it be good or evil, pleasing or displeasing; it looks as if as yet he had no instruction from the Lord what to say, and yet the vision he later declares seems to have been had by him before, 1 Kings 22:17.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Micaiah, as a true prophet of Yahweh, of course rejected the counsel offered him, which he felt to be at once wicked and foolish. Compare also the resolution of Balaam, marginal reference.


 
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